20Looking at his disciples, he said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.


In Context

17 He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coast of Tyre and Sidon,

18 who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by evil spirits were cured,

19 and the people all tried to touch him, because power was coming from him and healing them all.

20 Looking at his disciples, he said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

22 Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.

Luke 6:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:20And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed [be ye] poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:20And he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said: Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:20And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:20And he, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:20And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:20And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:20He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, |Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:20And he, having lifted up his eyes to his disciples, said: 'Happy the poor — because yours is the reign of God.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:20And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be you poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.